to congress to appeal to americans to set aside their differences. he said his first year in office had advanced his righteous mission to make america great again and that there had never been a better time to start living the american dream. mr trump appealed for renewed bipartisan efforts to approve immigration reforms, which he said would protect the safety of all americans. on trade, he said the era of economic surrender was over and the us had finally turned the page on the unfair trade deals that had sacrificed its wealth. he also said he would keep guantanamo bay open. joe kennedy, the great—nephew of president kennedy, gave the official response for the democrats. he condemned what he called the chaos of the last year and attacked the administration for its policies on the environment, civil rights and the economy. he said too many voices were not being heard. now on bbc news, a look back at tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme,

where mps demand to see leaked documents which reportedly show the uk will be worse off after brexit. for the government to not publish this is deeply irresponsible and dishonest. this is a cover—up, pure and simple and it stinks. we have an analysis which is involving continuing. but this economic analysis is not an impact assessment. meanwhile in the lords, peers begin two days of debate on the eu withdrawal bill, a former brexit minister calls for more clarity in the government's position. at this pivotal moment in our history, we cannot, we must not, indulge in that very british habit ofjust muddling through. and: more questions about the collapse of the construction firm,

carillion. but first: mps have urged the government to release a leaked report predicting the uk would be worse off after brexit. according to news website buzzfeed, the leaked document, titled eu exit analysis cross whitehall briefing, was drawn up for the department for exiting the eu. it looked at scenarios ranging from leaving with no deal to remaining within the eu single market. it concludes that growth would be lower in each outcome and almost every part of the economy would suffer. answering an urgent question the minister played down the report, describing it as a selective interpretation and an attempt to undermine our exit from the eu. it is a preliminary attempt to improve on the flood analysis, to test ideas and design a viable framework for the exit of the eu. —— flawed.

at this early stage, it only considers off—the—shelf trade arrangements. this is not what we are seeking in the negotiations. it does not yet consider our desired outcome. the most ambitious relationship possible in the european union as set out by the european union. not good enough! here we go again, mr speaker. brexit impact assessments take two. we call on the government to publish impact assessments, a simple argument on the significant, parliament is entitled, the likely impact on brexit and to hold the government to account. the government refused repeatedly our request. would they not publish this now? not in nine months, but now! so we can hold them

properly to account. we have — this economic analysis is not what is formally known as an impact assessment. but what i would say to the house, what i would say to the house, mr speaker, what i would say to the house mr speaker is that... order! this is unseemly! this does not cut it any more. one thing that is striking about the figures that is being released, they are similar to the scottish government figures on scotland's base in europe. if they can produce these figures, why not this government? namely, a single civil service forecast, leaked

or otherwise, has been accurate. mr speaker, no i am not able to name an accurate forecast, and i think they are always wrong. it is reported that chemicals, clothing, manufacturing, cars, and retail will be the hardest hit. can the minister offer an explanation between the discrepancy between what we were told and what we now, in fact, know? i have explained that we have always said that it was continually evolving across a wide range. what else do they expect but for the government to continually work on the subject? it is clear that indeed the food sector, all vital sectors. will ba firstly affected.

quite frankly minister, i take exception to being told that is not in the interest for me to see a report that allows them to best represent my constituency. for the minister to use the excuse of not publishing this, because he has not had a chance to edit, distort, redact it, is a total and utter disgrace. it is the right of the public to know about their livelihoods and theirfuture, and for the government not to publish this is deeply irresponsible and dishonest. this is a cover—up, mr speaker, clear and simple, and it stinks. brexiteer quoted one economist who said it could have adverse consequences. alternatively, he mightjust go

to the sincema to see the darkest hour! how can we unite together when the side of the house is withholding information from the house? when certain members of this house, including the honourable lady, keep provoking as much division as possible? these long—term forecasts are as useful as newspaper horoscopes, but more importantly, it gives assurance that despite the hysteria, the government will not be distracted by pulling us out of the european union. he reminds me of the great economist who said, if i recall correctly, is to make a strong astrology look respectable, and that is a great deal. steve baker. well, while all that was going on in the commons, down the corridor in the lords, peers were beginning the first

of two days of debate on the eu withdrawal bill. more than 190 peers are listed to speak. the legislation transfers european law into uk law to stop a legislative black hole opening up after brexit. labourformer transport secretary lord adonis proposed a rare vote to regret, but not stop the bill. the interests of the public as a whole, do not lie in making britain poorer. they do not lie in undermining the good friday agreements. they do not lie in diminishing trade and our people's right to live and work across europe. they do not lie in scapegoating europe and foreigners for the social challenges that we face. and, my lords, they emphatically do not lie in weakening our solidarity with germany, france, and the other democracies of europe in standing up to vladimir putin and others who, now and in future, threaten our borders, our lives, and our values. a conservative warned of making

a "constitutional horlicks" of the bill. the rights of this unelected house are clear. but so are our responsibilities. we have a duty to advise, improve what we can, but not to obstruct or overturn, least of all, to sabotage. a former european commissioner said business leaders wanted certainty. we must surely place a greater priority on being able to shape our own future than on preserving the status quo. particularly, when technological innovation is itself going to change the status quo, no matter what we decide on brexit. so we need speed, we need honesty, we need certainty. and there was strong criticism, from a former brexit minister. all we hear, day after day, is conflicting, confusing voices. if this continues, and ministers

cannot agree among themselves on the future of what the government wants, how can this prime minister possibly negotiate a clear, precise, terms for the future relationship of the eu? my fear is that we will get meaningless waffle in a political declaration in october. the implementation period will not be a bridge to a clear destination, it will be a gangplank into thin air. and we shall find ourselves forced to accept a deal that gives us access to the eu markets, but without uk politicians having a meaningful say over these ways of regulation and legislation. now my lords, this outcome would not be the end of the world, some might say, some may say, it is inevitable. my point today is this,

as this pivotal moment in our history, we cannot, we must not, indulge in that very british habit of just muddling through. a former ukip leader said he supported the bill, but thought the government needed to change tack on the brexit negotiations. we should sit them down, and told them that we did our best to make it comply with article 50. but they have abused our trust. we see no future in going on like this. so we are unilaterally taking back our law, our borders, fisheries, and so on, but we will also be generous. we will give them wide mutual residence, we will allow them to continue free trade with us. we will go on helping them with security, and then we will decide,

my lords, how much cash will give them, which may be nothing after the 29th of march next year, if they do not behave themselves protecting the environment, and process, but in its current form, this bill will fail on all of those aims. and sadly the gaps in the bill but the environment will be the biggest casualty. both government and opposition parties are finding it hard to agree for a way forward. so a referendum on a new question, about the future relationship, may become unavoidable. although this is not something that we should be voting for at this stage. i am not here to thwart, but the noble lord has spoken, i spent 28 years at the other end of the building,

asserting the primacy fo the cpmmmons, i will not depart from that simply because i've been sent to your lordship's house. but i know what my duty is, and it is to bring to the attention of the other house the manifest defects that exist in this legislation. we may not make them any wiser, but if we do it properly with this bill, we will make them better—informed. heavens knows they need it. lord campbell. and that debate in the lords continues and concludes on wednesday night. you're watching tuesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy. the chief executive of royal bank of scotland, has said that the blame for the mistreatment of small businesses in the lender's controversial restructuring unit, grg, lies with the executives who ran that department. ross mcewan was giving evidence to a treasury committee hearing into the bank's behaviour around the time of the financial crash in 2008.

i think it has to be the executive operation that takes the accountability. how many people are being subjected to this? we have a number of people whose pay and long—term pay has been suspended as these reviews go on and if it does get reviewed as well. earlier, tony boorman, from the consultancy firm which was commissioned to write a report on the unit, told mps grg staff were focused on the financial returns to the bank. they held themself out to its customers and objectives financial objective for the bank, we did not argue that that was not a reasonable thing for improvisation. but also one in which it emphasised assisting customers, helping to turn them around, to determine relationships.

in practise, what we found in set out in our report, was that the focus was entirely on the commercial, almost entirely on the commercial interests of the bank and in particular, during the early period, the collection of charges from customers. the bank's chairman, sir howard davies, was asked about a memo, written in 2009, which talks of applying particularly high interest rates, which would then be reduced if customers signed over a stake in their business or property. i am acutely embarrassed by those documents, found by the bank itself over the course of the review and handed over to parliament. and they are the stuff of which nightmares are made, as far as an executive is concerned. it is quite hard to believe how people could have written in such a way about a customer, about customers, and we can do nothing but base ourselves as far as that's concerned. it is absolutely awful.

i will accept his answers. he pointed out that that budget memorandum had originated in one regional office and possibly had circulated to another office. therefore it was not widespread. it was not a policy that was being followed across the organisation, but he said the fact that the memo could be written of that kind did say something about the organisation. let me pull from the document, what the staffer told. in the documents. "sometimes you just need to let customers hang themselves. " from this exercise from our reviews, but also this review. this report, we've been making those changes are the past four years.

i think this comes to the question of this organisation. we want this to be a great organisation. we were appalled we saw this, absolutely appalled. that i saw, which was written into, we did not hide it, we did notjust give it to the skilled person. we went back and said, what consequence does this have on all the customers and those three years? 40,000 documents, find out what happened here. 14,000 documents, find out what happened here. was there any, did it impact those customers? ross mcewen. the uk's biggest accountancy firms are facing renewed scrutiny in the wake of the collapse of the construction firm carillion. the accountancy watchdog — the financial reporting council — was challenged by mps at a joint hearing of the business and work

and pensions committees. given the oligarchy that now exists amongst the accountancy firms, shouldn't we be considering a recommendation to the government to break them up? onto that one first. we feel that there should be more competition in the major accounting and audit area. we asked the competition commission in something like 2012 to do a review, and they did and they made a number of recommendations, which have been implemented. there has been no entry to the market by other firms at that top end of the corporate sector. there would be if we broke the companies up.

i think the cma now at some point will need to review the effectiveness of what they recommended and look at it again. later in the commons, in a sustained attack by labour, the shadow business secretary laid out what she said was the situation for carillion‘s suppliers. micro businesses are owed an average of £98,000, small firms, £1ai,000, medium firms, £236,000, and large businesses are owed on average £15.6 million. since 2010, carillion has paid out over £500 million in dividends to shareholders while in the same period, running up a pensions episode of £587 million, now threatening the security of thousands of hard—working people. while those people suffer, the former ceo was rewarded with a bonus package worth £1.5 million in 2016.

will the government join me in condemning this scandal and work with the labour party, or will itjust be business as usual? please allow me to ensure the honourable lady that any payments due to directors and executives of carillion have been stopped. nobody is getting paid. nobody is getting executive bonuses. the secretary of state, on the moment that the insolvency happened, wrote both to the insolvency service and to the frc to ensure that there was a thorough investigation of all of the payments to directors, and, if necessary, they have pwc and the insolvency service, they have the power to claw back all of those payments. andrew griffiths. everyone who currently receives

the main disability benefit is to have their case reviewed after a court ruled that the personal independence payments system discriminated against people with mental health conditions. 1.6 million people claim the benefit and it's thought as many as 220,000 people could receive more money. but, answering an urgent question about the changes, the minister said the vast majority of claimants would not be affected. for the group of people that may be affected, we will undertake a detailed review of their application and award. we will write to those individuals affected and all payments will be backdated to the effective date in each individual claim. there will be no, no face—to—face reassessments of awards. this mess is one of the government's own making and it is a clear example, to this government, of the dangers of seeking to undermine both the independent

judiciary and the house of commons. madam deputy speaker, i find it shameful and depressing that it took a court case to drag this government back to the edge of decency. and i find the money wasted on legal proceedings abhorrent. but since it is now at the edge of decency can i urge the government to take a few more steps? will the secretary of state apologise to the victims of the government's actions? i appreciate she is new in post, but i think this is important. will she also apologise to the families of those who have taken their own lives as the result of government's benefit policies, and will she confirm she is now undertaking to restore some semblance of unity to this area of policy by reviewing all pip cases where benefits have been reviewed and stopped, rather than those only affecting mental health? it is with deep regret that the honourable lady has made such appalling and unsubstantiated

claims about people committing suicide as a result. we in this house, all of us, have a duty to be very mindful of the language we use, the evidence, the evidence that we use for making such assertions. we are talking about some of the most vulnerable people in society and it is shameful when the members in this house deliberately misuse data. mps have given their initial approval to the legislation paving the way for the next phase of the proposed high speed rail line. the £55 billion railway between london and birmingham is under construction and is due to open in 2026. two further phases are planned, the first linking the west midlands to crewe, the second going from crewe to manchester, and birmingham to leeds. opening the debate on the bill for the west midlands to crewe link,

the transport secretary, recognised that some mps were concerned at the impact the scheme would have on their constituencies: we will do our best to minimise those and we will do our best to work as closely as possible with you to make sure that people who are affected are treated as decently as possible. high—speed two will be the crown in the jewel of britain's rail network when it begins operations in the next decade. it will be a shining example of britain's capability and talent. it will encapsulate our technological and engineering prowess. but, madam deputy speaker, i can tell the secretary of state that there will be uproar across the land should this piece of the family silver be handed over to virgin trains or stagecoach or their ilk. a conservative didn't reckon the extended line would provide a viable alternative to flying, he painted the picture of family from his constituency trying to get to paris. imagine now, imagine now, the wife,

the children, the baggage. they get on the train at litchfield city station, but let me say, this applies to stations up and down the country. they arrive at birmingham new street, and then what happens? they then have to leave birmingham new street with the two children and all their bags and walk for22 minutes, and i want to praise at this point, counsellor tony thompson in litchfield who has done this walk and timed it, without, though, the children, and without all the bags, it took him 22 minutes to trap across. here is me, tramping across birmingham to get to curzon street to get hs1. and then can they relax, knowing that they will, in a moment, then can they relax knowing

that they will end up in paris? no. because instead the train arrives at euston. when he pointed out eurostar trains to paris and beyond left from st pancras station. and that's it from me for now, but do join me at the same time tomorrow as the lords conclude their first big debate on the eu withdrawal bill, and it's all change at prime minister's questions, with theresa may away she and david lidington filling in for her at the despatch box. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. well, there's a change on the way in the weather, and it's going to turn colder. i think all of us are going

to feel the chilly air arriving on wednesday. at the moment, there's some rain across quite a few areas of the uk. snow, too, falling across parts of scotland, as this cold air all the way from the arctic is starting to set in. it's not desperately cold air, but it is going to feel nippy on wednesday, particularly because of the strength of the wind. so, through early wednesday, we have still south—westerlies in the south—east of the country. so here it's not too cold — around, say, 8—5 degrees. but the cold air has already set in across northern areas. and you can see the white here — that's where the wintry showers are. so let's start with scotland, this is 8:00am in the morning. and some of the conditions, weather conditions, on these upper—levels routes here, the roads will not be great first thing in the morning, in scotland, possibly northern ireland as well, with those wintry showers coming through, driven by the strong winds. icy patches, as well, in a few places. to the south of that, it's cloudy with some rain. so the morning could be quite wet for some of us across southern areas. this is a cold front.

it will be quickly moving away towards the east, and behind it, the skies are going to brighten up. so actually, once the rain clears away from the south, the sun will come out, it will feel better, but wintry showers will be filtering in with that wind. so i think many north—western areas here will get some of these showers, hail, possibly thunder, as well, if you're unlucky. to the south of that, i think lots of sunny spells around, but it will be quite windy, and it is going to feel cold. these are the temperatures in the afternoon, 3—4 degrees. you add the wind, it feels quite a bit colder. and that bluster is with us into wednesday evening, and further wintry showers are on the way. when i say wintry showers, it's sort of a mix of rain and sleet. most of it will be in fact rain. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? that weather front you can clearly see moving across france, there on wednesday. that's that cold front moving through, the cold air digging in from the north, and bringing some snow there across parts of scandinavia. a little bit too mild, for this part of the world, for widespread snow. so what's happening

on thursday, then? thursday, still the winds coming in from the north, so it's going to feel chilly. blustery, i think particularly on that north sea coast, so newcastle, hull and norwich will feel cold. but the winds are starting to ease a little bit here across western areas and, by the time we get to friday, it's a lot calmer, the winds are lighter. still chilly — temperatures of around about 6 degress — but notice there's a shift in the wind here. that's another weather front approaching which is going to bring some slightly milder air, we think, on saturday, and it looks like rain is on the way for some of us this weekend. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: mr speaker, the president of the united states. donald trump makes his first state of the union address, with a call for the american people to set aside their differences and unite as one family. he talked about immigration, the economy, keeping open guantanamo bay, and he said

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